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Irregular Verbs
In this ESL verbs worksheet, students examine 7 pictures that show people in action. Students match the pictures to the verbs that describe the action.
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Adjectives
In this ESL adjectives worksheet, students analyze 7 pictures that depict objects of different sizes and shapes. Students match these pictures with the adjectives that describe them.
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ESL: Answering Questions About Pictures
In this ESL word/picture comprehension activity, students analyze 7 pictures and read the questions printed next to them. Students answer each question on the line.
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When Do You...?
In this ESL daily schedule instructional activity, learners examine 7 pictures of people doing routine activities. Students mark the answer that tells when they do that activity during their day.
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ESL Hobbies Word and Picture Match
In this ESL hobbies vocabulary worksheet, learners analyze 10 pictures that show people in leisure activities. Students match each picture with the sentence that describes it.
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Preposition Matching Game
In this ESL prepositions vocabulary worksheet, students analyze 7 pictures that show the position of a ball in relation to a cardboard box. Students match these pictures to the prepositions that describe them.
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Grocery Coupons
For this reading activity worksheet, students read about using coupons when grocery shopping. This reading activity is intended to be read out loud.
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28 Things to Do in the Library
In this library activity activity, students complete the 28 sentences with a word or phrase from the word bank that describe the things to do in the library.
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Telegraphy
Students research the telegraph. In this telegraph lesson, students review the history of the telegraph. Students complete radio wave experiments. Students work in pairs to complete 3 sound exercises.
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Working Worms
Students study earthworms and their role in creating healthy soil for healthy food. In this earthworms and soil lesson, students complete an jug experiment to learn about the role of earthworms and healthy soil. Students read and discuss...
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Exploring Different Types of Written Text
In this text analysis worksheet, students examine different types of texts and identify each one by matching them from a list. Students determine what each text communicates and for whom.
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Introduce Vocabulary: Firefighters
Young scholars explore language arts by reading a book with their class. In this story vocabulary lesson, students read the book Firefighters and identify the use of specific vocabulary words. Young scholars define the selected vocab...
University of Houston
University of Houston: Extra! Extra! What's the Big Idea?!
Get the feel of running a newspaper by selecting articles and pictures. If you are interested in checking out real newspapers, there is a clickable list of online newspapers for younger readers.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Environment
Through 10 lessons and more than 20 hands-on activities, students are introduced to the concept of an environment and the many interactions within it. As they learn about natural and human-made environments, as well as renewable and...
Education Development Center
Tv411: Reading: Parts of a Newspaper: Activity 2 of 3
This newspaper activity requires students to read eight headlines and then select what each would be about from the options given. When answers are submitted, an explanation is also given.
Education Development Center
Tv411: Reading: Parts of a Newspaper: Activity 3 of 3
This newspaper activity is to look at the pictures provided, read what the stories are about, and select captions that would fit both the stories and the pictures.
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Cwec: Water in the News (Lesson) [Pdf]
Water issues frequently appear in local newspapers and this lesson explains ways this resource can be used in the classroom.
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Alaska Department of Education: Alaska's Gold
This comprehensive resource looks at the discovery of gold through the use of nonconventional means. Students read diaries, newspapers, maps, photographs, and government documents and view things people used in their everyday lives.
United Nations
United Nations Cyberschoolbus: Pais a Un Vistazo
Country information at-a-glance from the UN's site for children. In Spanish. Select a country to see its location, major cities, population statistics, links to country newspapers, UN mission contact information, and economic, health,...
Teachnology
Teachnology: Lesson Plan: Write Me a Picture
In this lesson, 3rd through 5th graders select related pictures from magazines and newspapers, write captions for each, glue them in sequence on a poster board, and use the pictures to tell a story.
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Forgotten Faces, Forgotten Names: In Memory of Cranbrook's Contribution to Wwi
Ever wonder how war can impact a small community? This site offers a glimpse at how World War One made an impact on Cranbrook, British Columbia. Stories and descriptions taken from local newspapers help illustrate the war effort at home....
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Immigration
[Free Registration/Login Required] Immigration to the United States (Ellis Island and Angel Island) is explained beautifully by describing the interactions and contributions of the various peoples and cultures that have immigrated to the...
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Crayon: Create Your Own Newspaper
This site offers helpful templates and formatting advice for students to create their own newspaper.